I even add some stenciled paste for the dotted background.
Apparently, Nour already received the card and has it proudly displayed in her place in Montreal.
It's truly is a HAPPY NOUR YEAR!
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Seriously, this is SSS's biggest STAMP clearance for a long while now...

Die Sale----> here
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Saturday, December 30, 2017

I had my fair share of entertaining and now I am happy to back making cards!

Today's cards are based on a sketch.

Sketches are my weakest link.
A while a go, I was invited to submit sketch cards for a well-known publication.

I didn't make it to the publication as my cards weretoo blah...colors don't pop..

So, I am shamelessly sharing them here.
Haha, you are lucky to see the "rejects"!

I must say that my ego was slightly bruised after these two. LOL.

I still think these two aren't that bad, but for publication purpose, they do not stand out.
That's something to keep in mind when making submissions for publication.
Oh well, I am happy to do what I create for my blog.
I love it when I don't to worry about meeting the criteria.
It is very freeing to share my creations here whether they are awesome or... just so-so.
LIFE is pretty much like that, right? It is a bit of a roller coaster ride itself.

Virginia, I love seeing your creativity and your gorgeous projects. You
and Altenew are a beautiful match. Thank you for sharing your ideas.
Merry Christmas to you and yours and Happiness in the New Year.

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Thursday, December 28, 2017

This time, with my existing stamped and embossed images, I arranged a floral arrangement.

The "Twig Frame" is from "Forever and A day" (all product links are at the end of the post).
I created a colorful paper with Alcohol Inks and vellum. I then white heat embossed the image and mad the die cut. The flowers are leftover" fromthis project.

To match the colors of the flowers, I decided to do Emboss Resist with the sentiment in blue.
To fill up the tiny spaces from the arrangement, I added Nuvo Droplets in the mix and that's it.

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Tuesday, December 26, 2017

Hope you had a fabulous Christmas!😊
I sure did with my family and friends and had lots of yummy food.
And oh, I get to try my new Grand Calibur Die Cut Machine.
It is grand indeed! Now I will just need to get through the entire instruction booklet...

shop Simon Says Stamp hereshop Altenewhere( it is now $21 $18.00)
I am popping in with a quick post on creating a one layer card.

As you can see, it is a great way to add some special touches with embossing.
In this case, I embossed the dotted details with Platinum Embossing Powder on the pink feather.
The glitter on the blue feather? Use a tiny strip ofGolden Glitter tape! It is one sale here right now!

It was hard for me to pick out a few favorites since I created so many Altenew projects this year.
However, I did narrow it down to a few:

Please note, all products I used are listed at the end of this post (LinkDeli).Affiliate links are applied at no additional cost to you. Thank you.Card #1 This January marked my start as the Altenew Card Designer. This card was my inaugural card as a member... I adore it then and I adore it now.

Card #2Altenew achieved new heights with many sophisticated cover dies this year. This cover dies make great all occasion cards, especially for guys!

Card #3 Altenew came up with stencils and sprays this Spring and I was super happy to have these awesome supplies to help stretch my creativity.Card #4I was excited when Altenew came up with Embossing Powder. This card shows how the embossing powder is the great arsenal for a stamper.

Card #5Altenew's hand drawn images are second to none. This card is truly a great example of that.

#6Altenew cares about paper crafter all over the world. The "Night Before Christmas" stamp set comes with many different languages and it certainly pays homage to the world.

Card #7With the new Mini Blossom, I was happy to create such a beautiful result with the little die cut machine.